A 28-year-old Cayuga County man faces up to 10 years in prison if he’s convicted of 10 felony child pornography charges filed against him.

Dustin M. Flanigan, of 2965 Holland Drive, Fleming, is accused of possessing and sharing with other computer users several pornographic videos in which children as young as 3- to 4-years old are raped and sexually molested by adults, according to the indictment.

In the sealed indictment, which was opened in county court on Tuesday, Flanigan was charged with five counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child and five counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, Assistant District Attorney Romolo Canzano said Wednesday.

All of the charges are felonies and the videos -- one as long as 12-plus minutes -- involve children under the age of 16, Canzano said. If convicted, Flanigan could be imprisoned up to three and two-thirds years to 11 years.

Flanigan was arraigned on the charges and ordered held in county jail in lieu of bail. He was released later in the day after posting bail, a county jail spokesman said.

A state police task force that investigates Internet crimes against children started investigating Flanigan in mid-June, Canzano said. Investigators executed a search warrant of Flanigan’s house in July and seized his computer.